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From this table it is seen that the average number of attendances
per child increased from 7.3 to 8.4 ; the total attendances
rose by 1,566, and the number of individual cases decreased by 20.
Otorrhcea is one of the most difficult of all minor conditions in
school children to cure, this being reflected in the large number
of attendances made for the remedying of this defect.
Impetigo still remains troublesome, whilst the cases of scabies
attending showed a further small increase.
Adenoids and Enlarged Tonsils.
During 1932, 169 cases of tonsils only, 47 cases of adenoids
only, and 338 cases of adenoids and enlarged tonsils, a total of 554
cases, were recommended for treatment. In 287 cases the Local
Education Authority was requested to arrange for the operation.
There were 56 operating sessions at the Croydon General
Hospital. The work is done by a rota of 8 general medical
practitioners working in pairs, as surgeon and anaesthetist, for
periods of 3 months, and remunerated by the Education Committee.
All other expenses of the Clinic are also borne by the
Committee.
The cases were examined at the Throat Clinic prior to the
operation.
287 children were operated upon, a decrease of 217 on 1931.
There has been a heavy drop in the number of cases for operation
during the past two years, due to the reference only of cases in